Articles: Tag: Service Learning

Allegheny Students Clean Up Mississippi River For Annual Alternative Spring Break Trip

by Katheryn Frazier April 10th 2024

Do you remember a single week that changed your entire life? Alternative Spring Break (ASB) transformed a small group of students during a week-long trip over the Spring Break to travel, volunteer, and explore a different region of the United States.  “This trip was probably one of the greatest experiences of my life. My friends

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First-Generation Allegheny Graduate Encourages Others To Give Back Through Philanthropy

by Katheryn Frazier March 17th 2022

The experience that first-generation student Ryan Cole ’10 had at Allegheny College sparked his journey toward a career that has incorporated higher education, public health, and community service. As director of student philanthropy at Valparaiso University, he helps students think about what it means to be philanthropic — a lesson that Cole himself learned at

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